East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 20, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION to advertisers. The East Oregonlan has the largest bona fide and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper tn Oregon, eaat of Portland and by far the largest circulation In I'endleton uf any other newspaper. DAILY EVENING EDITION u i i m i: Maximum temper ttiirs, ; -minimum. 4(1; rainfall, ot: Willi, w, light; wnitder, partly cloudy, threat ening rain. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAR' i f 1916. NO. 8761 i i THREE TOWNS IN COUNTY FLOODED BY CLOUDBURSTS Milton, Weston and Stanfield Suffer Much Damage; Walls of Water Sweep Through the Streets. RAFT USED IN MILTON STREET Minor imitiairc Is IlcHrt"d from Many QUMtertl Walla Walla River Said to lie- ul Highest Mark In Tin Yearn Bridge AppMKAti ut North Fork Washed Out. i mtttlla county was elettetl yesterday afternoon b an eleCtrt cal mill rain storm tli.u In ipota assumed unusual Violence, In fact in three different pommnnl tie It look the form of a cloud burst ami miii dettnetlTe vol. umrs of Water down onmons. Stanflcld, Milton and Weston nil rciwirrcd endl otXNUPOUOei In their Mlglibofbooda, in Pendleton (he form did not manifest Itself In a VeTJ ugly mNMi. Rather beery showers frii during tin' afternoon and there was sonic lightning visible. Hom ever no damage li reported in this rll inlty. good many Pendleton motor Istf. were out in the storm, Mrr aral cere having been caught in tlif lllinlt) of Milton They re port that rocks as large aa waeh tuiis were rolled into the road ami thai traffic for a lime KM almost lmHssllilc. partlea returning rrom (he cast end of the county tree startling talcs o the ilamam Inflicted at Milton and WiP'n liy the cloud hurt lust ereadgg, ,i. v. Tallaaan Was In nu aUtO making the run home from Walla Walla a-t ovenlug. mining through Milton the saw the -trc ( m flooded tile water aaj running dln-ctly Into store front!-, chickens had Bought hitch places for Mtfetj and ing stampa had been araahed into the road h the atorm. It. W Fletcher made the trip over the romi todaj ami says much debris wa- washed into the road be tween Weafam and MHton and imngcr signs hair been poated. Hie slorni canned the cluinnel uf tile BOIth fork id the Walla Walhi rlrr to change Its Channel In oik- place, leaving a steel hrldge hlgli and dry. MILTON, Oregon. March 20 (Special I Water poured through Milt. .n u main street In a torrent last evening an a result of a cloudbunt which sent the water roaring down Conse and Dry Creeks. Considerable minor dmnage was none For a period of 20 minutes just he fore o'clock the rain fell In sheets blinding lightning flashed and the thunder rolled In dearenlng crashes. Within that 20 minutes TO Of an Inch of ruin fell, right In Milton, the heav iest rain In remembrance. Down from the two creeks the wa ter poured In (treat volumes. Soon main street was a river. The water on the sidewalks rearned a depth lie tween ankle and knee deep Ha'e. ments were flooded and the water poured Into severnl stores, leaving a (WO Inch deposit of mud when they receded W. K. Plcrsol rode down Main street on a raft. The flume of the city Ugh plant was damaged so thnt the city was left In darkness However, the damage will not he heavy. The Walla Walla river rose to a flood stage that has not heen known .sin.e tlw flood of ten years or morn ago. The approaches to the bridge across the North Fork were waKhcd away and the river ts now flowing around one end so that traffic across Is Impossible. Report! from the outlying district! as to the damage are not complete. The Gorge Winn place on Dry Creek was badly damaged, reports reaching here that the receding waters left three feet of mud In the house At the Grow Bam1 place the watef carried the carcasses of 18 horses, which had died from poison Inst win ter and deposited Ihem In the back yard. One report Is that Charles Demerit lost two mules by drowning other reports ure that sheep and chickens were drowned at several places but these reports have not been confirmed. (Bust (iregonim Special.) WESTON. Ore . March 10. A wall of water four feet high poured through Weston's main street last evening about 4:30. flooding bnec nients and doing considerable other damage The deluge followed a cloud burst thnt struck on Wild Horso creek about three and a half miles from this place. Chickens were killed at nlmost even (Continued on page eight.) p Hard-Surfaced Road Unly Hind to build bays Yeon John B Venn Portland multi-mil-Uonalrt Who volunteered his services to Multnomah county aa county road matter and undertook and completed the building of 80 miles of hard sur face. I r.ia.l within the county and was ilso Interested In the building of the) famous Columbia Highway, told the people of I'matllla county what ho thought of good roads at the meeting at the court house on Saturday night. He made an interesting talk and dem onstrated by concrete examples the value -of good roads to any" commu nity and to the state at large. He strongly emphasized the fact that a hard surfaced road puts a de pot In front of every man's door, whl'a a railroad does not and to accom plish anything in the way of good re sults for the entire community the mnln trunks must be hard surfaced first and then the aide roads will take care of themselves. "Macadam road." Bald Mr. Yeon. "is nothing but perpetual motion. You don't more than get one mile, of It finished than you have to take un I Inclination of every one, hut insisted votir outfit and move oack to thei'hat the main trunks should be given j starting point and begin repairing the attention first and tney would more first quarter. The permanent hard I than pay for themselves, as they surfaced road Is the only road that! served the greatest number of people . will stand up under modern traffic ' I He said that when he undertook i the work of constructing good roaddl ln Multnomah county they had sixty miles of macadam which was costing I Ihem 11000 a mile to maintain an I Klvlng service three or four months in the year. They proceeded to hard surface this macadam and they now have a road which gives them service 3S days ln the year and the Interest on the cost of building this 60 ml!er of road was not as much as the annual cost of maintaining the macadam road which gave only partial service He urged that the people of Cmatll l.i county bull.) haid surfaced road, but that In the hulldtng. considering British Retaliate i by Dropping Bombs on Submarine Base LONDON, Mar. h 10. Retaliating I for Sunday's air raid on the Kentish j coast. r.O allied aeroplanes attacked Zeebrugge. a Teuton submarine base, and the military works at Houltade. Inflicting severe damage. It was offi cially announced. The fleet carried 70 000 pounds of bomos. Accompany ing the bomb throwing planes were li aer'al battle-cruisers, heavily ar mored Kvery machine returned safely. This Is the first time the al lies have retaliated Immediately aft er a raid on England it was re ported that Derby, minister of avia tion, will pursue this policy hereaft er. Bleven were killed and 30 Injured In the German raid un Kent. Eighteen V where s NEWS SUMMARY t itjf- ' t0 (,a,h af""r 11 was set on fire by . j ' ''-! f Villa's bandits. The snc.ke In thei General V VHS ' A V background arise, from the funeral Villa is reported to haye escaped k- A , pyre where citizens piu-d the bOtUen itit-rii'Hii trap f. 51,, ' iXJ of 18 bandits. The cans near the (, s:V t - KfJtik ' Pile contained oil Whlcn was poured j ineml Wl ',:, - U ' ! on the flames. The cornice In the Three cloudbursts ' l ,n(T ft, ' 0mT i -s, j '"ground was .,11 that remained ,1 ' ilP the Ho..yer IL.tel .i:ier the f,re. , ! I KHniiL I the amount they would cost, the pco ! Die should see to it that they first se cured the services of the beet engl I near possible, that they paid special i attention to the construction to sec lo It that they get a dollar's worth I rif rod,! tir vf.. ,1m!!'.,. vnun.lu,l land to make sure first that the rout selected was the proper place for the road to be built, for nfter a hard surface road Is once built It cannot be changed and altered acr., riling to the wishes or whims of a few people or to rectify mistakes made In the or iginal laying out of the road "Hard surface roads." he said, "are perma nent and should he laid out with great care anil with a view to their perma nency." The building of the nard surfaca roads, he urged, would bring countless acre! of land Into the market through offering Quicker and cheaper trans portation to the market centers than even the railroads can give He urged that It was a poor policy to attempt to build roads to suit the ' 'he greatest number of days ln the year, In addition to the regular traflic of the locality through which the roads run he called attention to the benefits to be derived by the enmmu- nlty at large through the tourists traffic, which he said In a year would amount to a great sum of money. He spoke at some length on the Columbia highway, telling of the man ner In which It was built and the re sults It was bringing to the commu nities through which it passes and also to the state at large. Oeo. M Hyland. who Introduced Mr. Yeon. also spoke In favor of the' bond issue now pending. Closing Wheat Bids are Stronger Today CHICAGO. March 20 (Special) May. opening. gl.OS 3-4, closing. $1 00 ,1-S; July. 11.07 1-2. closing, Jl.OS 1-3. Portland. PORTLAND, Ore.. March 20 (Special) Merchants Exchange prices today: Club. 8S bid. 93 asked; bluestem. 97 bid, tl 02 asked. Ijverpool. LIVKKPOitL. March IS Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 13s lOd; No. 2. 13s 8d; No, 3 13s 4d; No. 2 hard win ter, gulf. 12s 3d; No. 2 red western winter, lis ill; So. 1 Durum, 13s 6d Corn Spot, American mixed, new, 10s 7 1-fd. In American terms the Liverpool price for Spot No. 1 Manitoba Is 12.01 per bushel. Dead Bandits This photograph shows the ruin? q " v the Hoover Hotel, Columbus, N M , 1 1 flrBaliw" "BaT -"t T janajeT ' ' BaaBal ,V & i t-w- U STRONG RUSSIAN irnnio nnnimv hi iHurxo uuuun ENEMY IN EAST Slavs Hurl Themselves Against the Austro-German Lines; Verdun Of- - ii k l j j tensive May be Abandoned. j AIITRIAN ADMIT RFVFRW rtUOIIIIrinU """I" HLILIIULtf Wong Other Part, of the J.lne Uiw- sin Attacks Arc Reported to Have Heen aeaatsed; I'ctrogriul Is Silent Iteirarding the Renewal of the Real Offensive, i der the direction and supervision of LONDON, March 20. Strong Rus-jthe county court. The tax, if the sian attacks on the Austrian and Gcr- measure carries. Is to be levied dur man fronts shifted Interest from the'ine the vears 1918. ml 7 1911 1913 waning battle at Verdun lenna ad- mltted a reitirement at the Vocieczko bridge head. The Russians there made a grenade attack. Elsewhers ; Vienna asserted the attacks were rv j pulsed. Berlin asserted the Russians; lost 20.000 In assaulting Von Hlnden-llxnd Asa B. Thomson opposed It on burg's forces along a 60 mile front the further ground that no provision near Vilna. It was claimed an lnfan-is made for the roads to receive the try attack, following a heavy bom-: benefit from the tax. "The people bardment. proved Ineffective. wm never vote for that much money Petrograd was silent regarding the without definite knowledge as to fighting there. It Is believed the ot-j where it will be spent." said Senator fensive was undertaken to prevent Burgess. the Germans being shifted to thei Warm discussion ensued and would western front. The belief Is lncreas- j have continued probably Interminably ing the Germans are preparing to , had not the chairman put the question abandon the Verdun offensive. Aero- to a vote. The vote stood J3 for and planes were extremelv active on the ' i j nn, j western front on Sunday Steamer Lost. PETROGRAD. March 20. The Russian steamer Jaslabda was tor pedoed In the North Atlantic March 3 It was reported today. The crew Is believed to have been saved. HOUSE VOTES SOWN PLAN FOR BIG STANDING ARMY tMENDMENT TO II Y BILL IS DK PEATED BY toti: OF 152 TO 82. WASHINGTON. March 20. A ris ing vote of 153 to 82. the house de feated Kahn's amendment to the Hay bill for a larger army The amend ment Increased the regular forces to 220.000. The vote was considered overwhelming evidence of congres sional opposition to a large standing army. The senate planned to pass Cham berlain's measure doubling the num ber of West Point cadets selected from; army privates Tomorrow the senate sion of the bonding plan, will consider Tillman's armor plate, Th.- west enders contended strongiv bill. The debate on naval prepared-! for a hard surface road down the ness and government manufacture of ICmattUa liver to Umatilla as the best munitions is expected to begin soot . feeder for the open river, whereas the Burning in L 4 MEETING VOTED IN FAVOR OE ONDiuiTTUin onrniAi tiv m umc oudiiiii imu orcuiML ima iu vuil The final result of the rather temp- estuoua good roads meeting at the court house Saturday arternoon was a decision to place upon the ballot at the May primar.es a measure provid- ing for a two mill special road tag. ThlB wi" substitute for the bonding meaaure, which will also ba upon the baiiot. The resolution placing the meeting upon record for a direct tax measure " "- ,,:'""t '"troduced by W. w Harrah and n th I floor chiefly by Mr. Harrah and Sen- lator C. A. Barrett. As finally am- ended It provides for a two mill spec- M roa1 tax ln ad,,ltJon t0 the two mi a ha)f mll general road tax, to provide money for permanent road bnlldlnc said m.mev to be sDent un- and 1920. The measure was fought chiefly by the west end delegates who argued that two measures on the ballot with fnetloni supporting each would tend t0 kill both Senator J. N. Burgess West End for Bonds. The west end delegation stood sol idly for the bonding measure and de clared their section of the county would give a majority to the measure. The principal opposition to the' bond ing measure came from those who fa vor a hard surface road to Cold Springs Landing for which the bond ing program makes no provision. As a sort of compromise between the two factions a motion was made at i ne time to raise money by bond ing for the purpose of building hard surface roads from Pendleton 'to Cmatilla and from Pendleton to Athena and on to Cold Springs through Helix I'pon motion by Har rah this plan was laid on the table. Senator Barrett injected some feel ing into the meeting by declaring ttm the bonding program was mapped out by a bunch of hand-picked delegates. Both Chairman Robinson and Asa B Thomson, members of the original good roads committee, took occasion to resent Barrett's statements, de claring that he (Barrett) had been a member of the original comnlttea ani though Invited, had failed to at- tern, the meeting for the first discus- Hotel Ruins Cob! .Springs delegation argued Jjs. as s'.rot.Ely that a road to Cold Spring:? Landing is the more, essential, rro ma apposing viewpoints lad to) some acrl- monious' dtocusalon. W. W. Harreh at one time declared that the malor- uy of west end taxpayers are delin- quent In their taxes Frank Sloan replied by stating that m th com Springs country section after section lies without a single nome. "We mav be a struggling community down In the west end" he said "hot r eit. you to the school census figures which show that we now hare seven times as manv children as we had a few ve.irj Hg. T leave it to anyone as to which community is doing the more for the county." innihar nC,;. hA nra.nnnn (Continued on Page Eight.) City Development to be Discussed at Banquet Here E EST W ILL TAKE PLACE TO NIGHT AT THE HOTFl, PBN DLfiTON. Practical steps toward community development In Pendleton will be dis cussed at a dinner to be given at the Hotel Pendleton at 7:30 this evening, the affair being under the auspicea of the Commercial Assoclaion. The aim is to have heads of different local or ganizations present report upon work under way or that Is possible for the' future. The program for the evening is as follows. The City Administration Mayor J. A Beat. The Commercial Aasociation Pres ident W E. Brock. The Cj.vic Club President Mrs. E T. Wainv The School Board Chairman J. V. Tallman The Library Board President Mrs. LIna H. Sturgis. The First National Bank (Mo.e Homes for Pendleton) President G M. Rice. The American National Bank (More Industries for Pendleton) President W. L. Thompson. Round-up Association President T. D. Taylor. The East Oregonian (Pendleton, a Center) Editor E. B. Aldrlch. The Tribune (The Press) Editor John P. McManus. The County Court (Direct benefits that Pendleton will receive from county impr.ivements) Judge Chas. H. Marsh. State Administration (What Pendle ton should receive from the state) Representative Roy W. Rltner. Good Roads Association President J F Robinson. Toastmaster. After Raid VILLA REPORTED m uiirriiinrn iu mu lluucu U.S. EXPEDITION Bandit Said to Have Escaped Trap and Made Mis Way Into Mountains East of Madero. GARRANZISTAS AIDING TROOPS I 25.0lK) Men are Heady In Strike Agaaanrg Yilllsta Should Handita Head Toward Sonora; Indication Point t ling I'lirsiM Before out law Is I ii. illi Tnkcn. PON March 20. ong the hunt for WASHI.V. Asked how Villa will last, the war depart ment made the official reply: "L'ntil Franoisco Villa Is and the band broken up.' stated there would be n ing back, no matter wh events take. taken It waa turn t turn INTONIO, March 20. son ,ol out like a fan. half a dm en Amerh'an detachment- combed the (vMintry southeast of ('aaaa t. ramies tmlay. hnttttag for Villa. Pershliu; Is making his greatest effort In a south easterly direction. Tills nns taken to Indicate Villa Is near Numlqulpa or Hariri corn ranch. He Is yery familiar with that territory. Army headquarters announced that Pershinii's principal column hud heen broken up Into small .inn.. mil- all operating from a central base at Casas Grande). It Is believed IVrshlng Is finding hU expedition la closer to Vina than supposed and K trying to envel op the tandit immediately. A portion of Dodd's men are beUcv ed executing a rapid flank nioyciiient. It was reported Villa left a de. taclunent at the Hernandez ranch to hold off the Americans until he hides in the Sierra Hadrro. Fighting with the rear guard is not unlikely soon. The first hope of capture lies in overhauling Villa and making him fight. The twenty fourth and twenty fifth Infantry regiments compos ed of negroes, left Columbus yesterday, following Perahlng'a trail. Other troops are stlU ar riving there. DOUGLAS. March 20. It is persist, ently rumored that Villa haa eacaped the American trap, and la safe In the Sierra Madres, eaat of Madera. It is known that General Guiterrei scouts have lost trace of him. Meaxre re ports here indicate that Pershing and Dodd joined cavalry forces In the U cinity of Galena. EL PASO. March "u rndlcatlon today pointed to a long pursuit of VU la far into Mexico. The problem of supplying the American expedition with food and munitions was upper most in the minds of officers. Some considered the withdrawal of the ex- ped lion without capturing Villa as a likely alernatlve to forcibly seising the Mexican railroads, defying Carran. za and possibly precipitating actual intervention. There were renewed reports that Villa is heading int.. the mountains in Durango Several V lllsta band-4 are lurking there. Villa Is now report, ed in the Chihuahua mountains Dodd' I cavalry is reported So miles behind. Villa it Is believed, is not yet out of the Carrania trap When the pursuit, reaches I'hihuahua the use ..f the rail, roads in supplying the eiped Hon will become Imperative. Perahlng and dd are matchlnc 'their rornfe.l "ses against the long minded m US Si of 'ni ,,t,,i h s band Has v-u Merrer lis er 1 Pennger. who returns from CaUforata, brougbi up from I'matllla h Ing tH-eii ibippad up Portland t" that paint, Rrminl i reel 'i i oe o F. J. lionaldson. proprietor of The operation proved rerj tlmety one an the appendix had rupture, and gangrene h;1d set In. Two Deaueha trarsaad Walter Red ford pleaded gullly to being drunk this morning and was given five days In jail in lu-u of a fine. William Myrlck fnrf.- led l) bail on a similar charge.